About the Author

LESLIE J. FRANKS, LMT,, has practiced Asian bodywork since 1990. In 1995, she began studying classical Chinese medicine with Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen, an 88th-generation Daoist priest from the ancient lineage of the Jade Purity School. She is also a Chen style taiji instructor, certified by Master Wang Haijun, 12th-generation Chen Taijiquan. She lives in Belchertown, Massachusetts.